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H. J. LIEBL SYSTEM OF TRANSPORTATION Filed March 5. 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 gwuenkov PatentedApr. 3, 1928.

HENRY JOHN LIEBIL, or BUFFALO, iniw YORK.

SYSTEM or TRANSPORTATION.

Application filed March 5, 1926. Serial NO. 92,650.

This invention relates to means for transferring valuables from one building to an other by a Vehicle so as to avoid theloss of the same during transportation by bandits or holdup men and more particularly to means of this character which will insure the transportation of money, bonds and stocks and the like from one bank or fiduciary 1nstitution to another by the use of anautomobile. I

It is the object of this invention to provide means whereby this purpose is accomplished safely, expeditiously and conveniently and without exposing the valuables durlng such transportation, thereby avoiding su 'spicion and allaying any tendency to obtain unlawful possession of the valuables.

In the accompanying drawings v A Figure l is a longitudinal elevation of an automobile partly in side view and partly in section showing the same equipped with parts of my invention, the section being taken on line 11,' Fig. 4.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on line 22, Fig. 1.- I Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of the means for leveling andstead'ying the car so that the parts mounted thereon willco-operate effectively with the parts of a building for transferring money or other valuables from 'a car to a" building and vice- Versa. V 7

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section taken on line lt, F 1. r

F igure' 5 is an elevation of a car and a building showing the manner in which communication is established between them for the transfer of valuables in accordance with my invention. I

Figure ('5 is a vertical section, on an en larged scale, of'the tunnel portion of the means which place the interior of a oarand a building in communication by means of my improvements.

Figure 7 is an elevation of the tunnel of the'building with which thetower of the car is adapted to be coupled, viewed from the. outer end of this tunnel; V

Figure 8 is a similar view of the same seen from the inner end thereof.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary cross section, on an enlarged-scale, taken on line 99, Fig. 6, of the means for propelling valuables through the tunnel connecting the building and car.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary longitudinal constructed of metal in the form able manner from the interior of the tunnel section of the same taken on line 10l0, Fig. 9.. s I Similar characters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawings. I

In carrying out my invention in practical form a tunnel 20' is provided which leads into the building and a tower 21 is provided on the transporting vehicle which tunneland tower are adapted to be coupled so as to-forni a completely closed passageway between the interior of the building and the enclosed compartment of the vehicle which permits unobserved transferof money or valuables from the vehicle to the building and vice versa. This tunnel is preferably of a horizontal tube of the required diameter which passes through an openingiii the wall 22 of the building at a; suitable distance above the side walk 23 to permit pedestrians to walk underneathand,extending from the building wall to the curb 24 of the road Way so that communication may be established between the tunnel and the tower of the vehicle while the latter is standing in the street next to the curb. This tunnel is preferably held in place by two rings 25, 26 secured to the periphery thereof and. fastened to the outer and innerfsides of the building wall by bolts 27, as shown in Fig. 6, or by any other suitable means. The inner'end of the tunnel is provided.within the building with a closure consisting preferably of a horizontally swinging door 28 connected'on oneside edge by a hinge 29 with the tunnel and adapted to be connected to the tunnel at its opposite side edge by means of alock 30.

For greater security the inner end of the tunnel when open preferably communicates with a cage 31 within the building which cageis provided with agate or door 32 having a lock 33 so as to preventunauthorized access to the valuables which are to be conveyed to and from the building through the tunnel. At its outer end the tunnel is provided with a closure consisting of a rectal gular frame 34 secured to the outer end of the tunnel and a vertically swinging door connected at its lower edge by a hinge 30 with said frame and connected on its inner side with the interior of the tunnel by a lock 37. This lock may be operated in any suitat the inner end'the'reof by a handle 38 arranged at the innerend of the tunnel and connected by alongitudinal operating rod 39 with the lock 37, as shown in Fig. 6, whereby the tunnel is at all times under the control of the attendant in the building.

In order to enable the care-taker of the valuables in the transporting vehicle to notify the attendant in the building that access to the tunnel is desired from its outer end a signal bell 40 preferably of the electrical is provided on the interior of the building and connected in circuit with a contact ll adjacent to the front end of the tunnel which contact may be grounded on the metal parts associated with the tunnel for closing the circuit and producing a signal by passing a key through an opening 42 in the front or outer door of the tunnel and engaging this key with said contact.

After the outer door is unlocked the, same may be swung down into open horizontal position by means of a handle 43 on its outer side.

For the purpose of supporting the tunnel in a position in which it overhangs the sidewalk from the building a brace rod a l connects the front end thereof with the adjacent upper part of the building and to conceal this tunnel and render the same unobjectionable, so far as appearance is concern-er signs 45 of any-suitable character may be arranged vertically along opposite longitudinal sides of the tunnel as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7.

Any approved means may be provided for conveying a load of valuables lengthwise in the tunnel, those shown in the drawings being satisfactory and constructed as follows;

The numeral 46 represents the body or box of a carriage which is movable lengthwise in the tunnel. and guided therein by a plurality of pairs of upper and lower guide wheels or rollers 4:7;48 mounted on hangers 49 depending from the carriage body and engaging with the upper and lower sides, respectively, of tracks 50 mounted lengthwise on the inner side of the tunnel.

Longitudinal movement is imparted to this carriage by means within reach of the attendant in the building by a longitudinal driving shaft 51 journaled lengthwise in suitable bearings on of the tunnel and provided with a squared front end 52 for turning the same by a crank or wrench. On this shaft and below the carriage is mounted a driving gear wheel 53 which is compelled to turn with the shaft but is free to slide lengthwise thereon by means of a spline 5 1 or other suitable means. The gear wheel 53 is-engaged on opposite sides by collars 55 which surround the driving shaft and form part of a hanger 56 secured to the underside of the carriage body. Journaled transversely in hearings on the hanger 56 is a driven shaft 57 to the inner end of which. is secured a driven gear wheel 58 which meshes with thedriving gear wheel the lower internal part 53 and which is provided at its outer end with a propelling gear wheel 59 meshing with a gear rack 60 arranged lengthwise on the top of one of the tracks 50. The driving and driven gear wheels 53, at right angles to each other and have miter teeth which mesh with each other. ing the driven shaft, the miter gears will turn the driven shaft and the latter in turn will causethe propelling gear wheel 59 to roll along the gear rack and move the car- 58 are arranged By turnriage either inwardly or outwardly, depending on the direction of rotation of the driving shaft. During this action the gears move bodily" lengthwise of the driving shaft and always remain in operative relation.

The tower 21 may be transported by a vehicle of any suitable character but preferably by an auto-mobile having the rear part of its frame 61 provided with a housing compartment 62 the top of which has an opening 63 through which the tower 21 moves for raising and lowering the same. The tower has a. closed bottom or floor (i l, a. roof 65 and a door (56 on the lower part of its frontside whereby, when the tower is lowered", access may be had to the tower from this compartment of the automobile for introducing valuablesinto the tower or removing the same therefrom. The load of valuables is preferably stored or supported within the tower on elevated platformsor shelves 67 which may be reaclied'by a ladder or stairway 68 or other suitable means- On the upper part of the tower the same is ill? provided withmeans for placing either one 7 site or thelother thereof in communication with the outer end of the tunnel and means are also provided for raising and lowering the tower so as'to bring the'passages in'its upper part into the proper position for com munication 'with the tunnel.

worm 77 which mesheswith a worm wheel 7 8 on the drum. The numeral 9 represents a hoisting line which hasone end wound During the vertical movement of the tower on the auto 'be eifected by meanswhich are variously E and each connected at one end with the-lower part of the tower and at its opposite end with,- a. weight- 81 and passing-with its intermediate part around a pulley or sheave 82 on the underside of the roof of the automobile compartment, as shownin Figs. 1 and a. I

On laterally opposite sidesof its upper part the tower is provided with openings each of which is adapted to be covered and uncovered by a door 83 arranged on the inner side of the tower and pivoted thereto at its upper, edge by hinges 8% and detachably connected therewith at its lower edge by a lock 85. Persons on the interior of the tower may obtain a view of the external surroundings through windows 86 arranged in the doors 83.

I After the tower has been raised sothatv one of its top communicating openings IS at the right height and in line as well as in the proper spaced relation to the outer end of the tunnel then the attendant within the tower first spans the lower part of the space between the tower and the tunnel by means of one or another of the bridges 19 arranged on the upper lateral sides of the tower and each of which is pivoted at its lower end by hinges 87 to the tower and manipulated'from the interior of the tower by curved shifting bars 88 each of which passes through an opening in the tower wall and is connected at its outer end with the respective bridge 19 and provided at its inner end with a handle 89 which is adapted to engage with the inner side of the tower and serves as a stop to limit the downward movement of the bridge when the same reaches a horizontal position. 7

Slidable transversely on the upper part of the tower is a hood or bonnet which is adapted to close the side and between the tower and tunnel above whichever bridge may be projected to space the lower part of the space between the same. This hood has a horizontal top 90 arranged above the'top of the tower, and two vertical side walls 91, 92 arranged in front and in rear of the-upper part of the tower and mo tending downwardly to the bridge which is in its horizontal open operative position. This hood may be projected laterally from either side of the tower to virtually enclose the passage from the tower to the tunnel of the building, and to permit of such movement each of the side walls is provided with a large cut recess or notch 93which clear the top of the space may be braced and leveled upper ends of the guides between the front and rear parts of the tower and'the automobile con ipartment, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

The movement or the other of the tower of the hood from one side is preferably effected by mechanism which is operated from tower and in thisinstance consists of two horizontal gear racks 9 1? secured to the underside of the top of the hood and sliding in slots in the top of the tower, a shaft ings on the underside of the roof of the tower and provided with gear wheels 96, 96

the inner side of the meshing with said rack, and a pinion-07 pivotallymounted on the tower roof' and meshing with one of said rack gears 96 and provided with a handcrank 98 for turning thesame. I a

After the bridge on one side of the tower has been lowered and the hood has been projected on the corresponding side of the tower a practically covered passage-way is formed between the tower and the tunnel so that nowthe attendant in the tower can open the respective side door of the tower and cross journaledin suitable bearthe bridge for giving a signal to the attendant in-thebuilding, if this is necessary, and then the outer door of the tunnel is unlocked and lowered .over the tower bridge.

The apparatus as shown in Fig. 5 is now in condition for permitting valuables to be exchanged between the automobile and the bank or other building without this operation being seen by outsiders, thereby ena-v bling transfer ofvaluables to be effected with safety and without arousing any thoughts in evil disposed personsto attempt to hold-up such as frequently occur when the containers of valuables are exposed during transportation. 7

Difficulty may be experienced in fitting the dropfbridges or doors and the hood to the tunnel when the street upon which the automobile is' parked is uneven. In order to level the automobile at such times and also to steady the same while the transfer of valuables to and from the building is being effected two adjusting acks are provided on opposite sides of the rear part of the automobile'in front of thetower whereby the automobile and the parts mounted thereon if required. Each of these jacks comprises a vertically movable thrust rod 99 provided at its lower end with a foot 100 adapted to engage with the surface of the roadway, a screw nut 101 engaging with the upper threaded part of' said rod and held against vertical movement between upper and lower sections 102, 103 of a standard 104 secured to the automobile,

a vspline 105 engaging with a longitudinal groove 106 in the thrust rod and mounted on the standard and a driving shaft 107 jour-. naled in the upper part of the standard and I reliably and provided at its inner end with a driving bevel gear wheel 108 which meshes with a driven bevel gear wheel 109 on the nut 101, and a hand wheel 110 arranged on the outer end of the driving shaft, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4. By these means the car can be definitely brought to the right position as shown in Fig. 5 to ensure register of the tower and hood with the tunnel and enable transfer of money and other valuables to be effected in complete concealment so as not to excite temptation and en danger the safety of those to whom the duty of transferring valuables has been assigned and thereby makingthis occupation less hazardous.

I claim asmy invention:

1. A system for introducing articles intO and removing them from a building comprising a tunnel communicating with a building at a distance from the ground, means for opening and closing said tunnel and a carriage movable lengthwise in said tunnel.

2. A tunnel adapted to be mounted on the wall of a building and to communicate with signature.

the interior thereof, a carriage movable lengthwise in said tunnel, and means' for guiding said carriage on said'tunnel comprising tracks arranged lengthwise within the tunnel, and pairs of upper and lower rollers engaging with the uppe' and lower sides of said tracks; I r

3. A tunneladapted to be'mounted onthe wall of a building and to communicate with v the interior thereof, a carriage movable lengthw se in saidtunnel, and means for propelling said carriage in said tunnel comprising a longitudinal shaft, wheel mounted to turn with capable of sliding thereon, a hanger on said carriage embracing said driving gear wheel to move lengthwise therewith, a driven shaft mounted on said hanger, a driven gear wheel mounted on said vdriven shaft'and meshing with said driving gear wheel, a,longitudinal gear rack arranged within said tunnel and a a driving gear said shaft but gear pinion mounted on said driven shaft gear rack. o

I hereby affixmy and meshing with said In testimony whereof HENRY JOHN LIEBL. I a l 

